Editing Christian Science (section)

=== ''Manual of The Mother Church'' ===
[[File:Manual of the Mother Church (Christian Science).jpg|thumb|alt=several red hard cover books in a pile|Eddy's ''[[Manual of The Mother Church]]'', 89th edition<ref>Eddy, [http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church ''Manual of the Mother Church''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819110331/http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church |date=2013-08-19 }}, 89th edition.</ref>]]

Eddy's ''[[Manual of The Mother Church]]'' (first published 1895) lists the church's [[by-law]]s.<ref>Gottshalk 1973, p.&nbsp;[https://archive.org/details/emergenceofchris00step/page/183 183].</ref> Requirements for members include daily prayer and daily study of the Bible and ''Science and Health''.{{refn|group=n|Members are expected to pray each day: "Thy kingdom come; let the reign of divine Truth, Life, and Love be established in me, and rule out of me all sin; and may Thy Word enrich the affections of all mankind, and govern them!"<ref>Eddy, [http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline "Discipline"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724134929/http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline |date=2013-07-24 }}, ''Manual of the Mother Church'', Article VIII, Section&nbsp;4; for more about prayer, Gottschalk 1973, pp.&nbsp;[https://archive.org/details/emergenceofchris00step/page/239 239–240].</ref>}} Members must subscribe to church periodicals if they can afford to, and pay an annual tax to the church of not less than one dollar.<ref>Eddy, [http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline "Discipline"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724134929/http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline |date=2013-07-24 }}, ''Manual of the Mother Church'', Article VIII, Sections&nbsp;13,&nbsp;14.</ref>

Prohibitions include engaging in mental malpractice; visiting a store that sells "obnoxious" books; joining other churches; publishing articles that are uncharitable toward religion, medicine, the courts or the law; and publishing the number of church members.<ref>Eddy, [http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline "Discipline"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724134929/http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline |date=2013-07-24 }}, ''Manual of the Mother Church'', Article VIII, Sections&nbsp;8, 12, 17, 26, 28.</ref> The manual also prohibits engaging in public debate about Christian Science without board approval,<ref>Eddy, [http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline "Discipline"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724134929/http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline |date=2013-07-24 }}, ''Manual of the Mother Church'', Article X, Section&nbsp;1.</ref> and learning hypnotism.<ref>Eddy, [http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline "Discipline"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724134929/http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline |date=2013-07-24 }}, ''Manual of the Mother Church'', Article XI, Section&nbsp;9.</ref> It includes "The Golden Rule": "A member of The Mother Church shall not haunt Mrs. Eddy's drive when she goes out, continually stroll by her house, or make a summer resort near her for such a purpose."<ref>Eddy, [http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline "Discipline"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724134929/http://christianscience.com/read-online/manual-of-the-mother-church/discipline |date=2013-07-24 }}, ''Manual of the Mother Church'', Article VIII, Section&nbsp;27.</ref>